Joseph von Baader
Joseph von Baader | |
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 Baader in an oil painting stored at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences | |
| Born | Joseph Baader 30 September 1763 Munich |
| Died | 20 November 1835 (aged 72) Munich |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer and medical doctor |
| Known for | Railway pioneer in Bavaria |
| Relatives | Franz Xaver von Baader (1765–1841; brother) Johann Adam Schöpf (1702–1772; grandfather |
Joseph von Baader (30 September 1763 – 20 November 1835) was a German engineer and medical doctor, chiefly known for his role as a pioneer of railway transport in Bavaria, alongside Joseph Anton von Maffei and Theodor von Cramer-Klett. He was the brother of mining engineer and Catholic theologian Franz Xaver von Baader.
Life
Born into an environment of relative wealth – his father, Franz Joseph Baader, became Duke Clement of Bavaria's personal physician in 1768[1] – he originally also pursued a career in medicine. However, following his graduation in 1785, he decided to shift to studies of mathematics and physics instead, widening his knowledge in these areas through a study trip to England from 1787–1795,[2] where he worked as a civil engineer.[3]
After this period, he returned to Bavaria, where he joined the Bavarian Academy of Sciences in 1796.[4] In 1805, Napoleon Bonaparte called him to Paris, where he submitted plans for the development of a new engine for the Machine de Marly, though these were never realized.[4] Starting in 1807, he began advocating for the construction of railway lines, his involvement in this cause going as far as to present a working model of a railcar in 1818, which he developed into a fully-sized machine in the following years.[5]
In 1810, he invented what is hypothesized to have been the first modern pedal boat.[6] He was raised to Bavarian nobility in 1813.[7]
Following the death of his daughter, Caroline, in 1834, von Baader's own health also began to deteriorate. He died on 20 November 1835.[5]
Notes
- ^ Ebnet 2016, p. 66.
- ^ Rieck 2015, p. 90.
- ^ Schmid & Weigand 2005, p. 268.
- ^ a b "Deutsche Biographie - Baader, Joseph von" (in German). Neue Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Siber 1836, p. 9.
- ^ Barth 1811, p. 234.
- ^ Königlich-Baierisches Regierungsblatt (in German). 1813. pp. 986–987.
Bibliography
- Barth, Johann Ambrosius (1811). Annalen der Physik (in German). Vol. 38.
- Ebnet, Werner (2016). Sie haben in München gelebt: Biografien aus acht Jahrhunderten (in German). Allitera Verlag. ISBN 978-3-86906-744-5.
- Rieck, Eckhard (2015). Friedrich Koenig und die Erfindung der Schnellpresse (in German). Akademische Verlagsgemeinschaft München. ISBN 978-3-96091-049-7.
- Schmid, Alois; Weigand, Katharina (2015). Bayern mitten in Europa: von Frühmittelalter bis ins 20. Jahrhundert (in German). C.H. Beck. ISBN 3-406-52898-8.
- Siber, Thaddäus (1836). Gedächtnißrede auf den verstorbenen königlichen Oberbergrath Joseph von Baader (in German). Wolf.
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